scholarly journals FbG as an around the clock support for an essay writing course amidst the pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 238
Author(s):  
Tono Suwartono
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Writing Portfolios ◽  
Writing Course ◽  
Good Writing ◽  
Traditional Classroom Instruction ◽  
Analyse Data

This study aimed to explore the potential of Facebook Group (FbG) for teaching essay writing skills in the period of social distancing due to covid-19 pandemic. The study involved three groups of students who had been attending Essay Writing Course. Data was collected through questionnaires, interview, home assignments, and documents. Questionnaires were distributed via Google Form. Interviews were conducted with students through WhatsApp chats and calls. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse data obtained from closed questionnaires, home assignments, and mid-term test. Data from open questionnaires, interviews, and documents was analysed using qualitative inductive approach to identifying themes � topics, ideas, and patters of meaning. Study findings indicated that FbG has been an appropriate place for developing essay writing skills amidst the pandemic. FbG as networking site has made possible an effective, efficient, and practical essay writing learning for the following reasons.� Firstly, FbG discussion forum provided invaluable learning input. Secondly, FbG was easy to operate. The students could learn independently at their own pace.� Lastly, use of FbG brought them convenience and raised confidence to better engage in learning online. FbG has supported students� essay writing learning process that has led to good writing performance. This can be seen not only from the conducive learning process in comparison to traditional classroom instruction prior to the pandemic, but also from learning outcome apparently observed in writing portfolios as well as mid-term test.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN STRATEGI CATALISTING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MENULIS ESAI

LITERA ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Setyawan Pujiono
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Class A ◽  
Logical Sequence ◽  
Field Note ◽  
Writing Course ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Action Research Study

This study aims to improve students’ essay writing skills at the stages of contentdevelopment, organization, and essay development using the catalisting strategy.This was an action research study involving the students of Class A of JPBSI FBSUNY enrolled in 2009 attending the Factual Writing course. The data were collected through observations, interviews, and documents. The instruments included a field note guide, an interview guide, a scoring rubric, and a questionnaire. The resultsshowed that there was an improvement of the students’ skills in developing contents, organizing problems, and developing the essay. In the problem organization, the students were capable of finding new problems and organizing them in a logicalessay outline. In the essay development, they managed to develop the essay in a logical sequence of problems and effective sentences with few errors in spelling and punctuation.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTING CONSTRUCTIVISM APPROACH IN ONLINE WRITING COURSE: LEARNERS� NEED ANALYSIS

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Lidwina Sri Ardiasih ◽  
Emzir Emzir ◽  
Yumna Rasyid
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Online Tutorial ◽  
Need Analysis ◽  
Writing Course ◽  
Argumentative Essays

Learning a new language is inevitably working on activities in relation to the four language skills, namely reading, listening, speaking and writing. Reading and listening are categorized as receptive skills, while speaking and writing are productive skills. Differing from the other skills, in developing writing skills learners do not merely focus on the writing products, but more on its process in which they have to follow certain steps. It is the teacher�s responsibility to guide the students to develop excellence in writing. Universitas Terbuka (UT), as a higher education institution applying distance learning, has provided an online tutorial (tuton) to enhance students� writing skills. In this study, the writer focuses on students� skills in writing essays, particularly argumentative essays. Furthermore, constructivism is taken as tutor�s point of view to evaluate the materials as well as the learning process in the tuton of PBIS4313/Writing III Course. This research aimed at analyzing the students� perceptions about the needs of Writing III Course, regarding both the materials and the learning process, particularly the implementation of the constructivism approach. The descriptive qualitative method was applied in this research. An online survey was carried out to gain some information on the perceptions of the students regarding the learning materials as well as the learning approach needed in this course. From the online survey, it showed that more than 50% students find difficulties in writing. However, they shared their opinions about the needs of the materials appropriate for Writing III Course as the basic information for futher development of the materials. Moreover, this research also resulted in some learning activities to be designed based on the constructivism approach.Key Words: constructivism approach, online tutorial, writing skills, argumentative essay

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI METODE ECRITURE CRÉATIVE BERBASIS BUDAYA LOKAL UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN MENULIS BAHASA PERANCIS LEVEL B1 DELF

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Dadang Sunendar ◽  
Dwi Cahyani ◽  
Yadi Mulyadi
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Intermediate Level ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Development Models ◽  
Writing Course

This study aims to obtain data on: (1) a learning model in French writing in accordance with the demands of French writing skills of level B1 DELF CECRL developed from the implementation of local culture-based écriture creative method; and (2) the application of the Ecriture créative model in writing course of Production Ecrite regarding the acquisition of French writing skills of intermediate level (B1) DELF. The research method used in this study was Research and Development (R& D) through: (1) preliminary studies, (2) planning and development models, and (3) validation of the model. Results indicate the local culture-based écriture créative model is able to help students improve their writing skills to the B1 DELF level with the rate of achievement of 63.33%. Based on the results, it can be said that this model proved effective in improving the learning process of students’ writing skills in the course of Production Ecrite V.

scholarly journals Analisis Kesulitan Guru SD di Lombok Utara dalam Penyusunan Karya Ilmiah

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arif Widodo ◽  
Awal Nur Khalifatur Rosyidah ◽  
Ida Ermiana ◽  
Ashar Pajarungi Anar ◽  
Linda Feni Haryati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Good Writing

<p><em>Professional teachers are not only required to teach well but also must </em><em>possess</em><em> good writing skills. Scientific work for teachers is part of professional development. However, not a few teachers still have difficulty writing scientific papers. This study </em><em>intends</em><em> to analyze the difficulties of teachers in compiling scientific papers. This research </em><em>utilized</em><em> descriptive quantitative. The research </em><em>took place at </em><em>SDN 1 and SDN 5 Pemenang Barat, North Lombok district. The research was conducted from August to September 2020. The number of teachers being the research sample was 20 teachers. Data collection </em><em>used</em><em> survey methods. The instruments were in the form of an open questionnaire and a closed questionnaire. The data analysis technique used descriptive statistics. The results showed that most teachers found it difficult to compile scientific papers. The contributing factors include</em><em>d</em><em> lack of motivation, lack of understanding of the concept of scientific work,</em><em> </em><em>the</em><em> feeling </em><em>of not having time</em><em>, and the low intensity of writing scientific papers.</em></p>

A Review on Primary School Students’ Narrative Essay Writing Skills: A Focus on an Intervention Based on Thinking Maps

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 109-119
Author(s):  
Faridah Binti Abdul Karim Et.al
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
Thinking Maps ◽  
School Students ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Language Curriculum ◽  
Systematic Fashion ◽  
Children's Stories

In this study, the researchers reviewed the current literature of Malay essay writing that highlighted most students were lacking the essential skills to write good narrative essays, with most of their works lacking depth, elaborations, strong contents, coherence, and grammatical integrity. Against this backdrop, the researchers proposed a teaching and learning intervention with the use of thinking maps as a learning tool for the teaching and learning process of Malay narrative essay writing based on the year-five Malay Language curriculum by focusing on three principles of the writing of children’s stories, namely curiosity, challenge, and suspense. With such a thinking tool, teachers can help their students to search for and organize ideas for their essays in a structured, systematic fashion, the infusion of which can help them create interesting, moving stories. From a grammatical standpoint, students’ essays will consist of cohesive sentences and coherent paragraphs, which makes reading a smooth, enjoyable experience to the reader. 

PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR MENULIS KARANGAN NARASI DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE SAINTIFIKSISWA KELAS VI SDN 07 TUJUAH KOTO TALAGOKECAMATAN GUGUAK KABUPATEN LIMA PULUH KOTA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Mures Walef
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Method ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Teaching Writing ◽  
Narrative Writing ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Improve Student Learning

This research is motivated by problems in the learning process, namely students have difficulty in expressing their ideas into writing or essays. The formation of words or sentences used by students is inaccurate or inappropriate, as well as the use of punctuation and spelling. In learning activities writing the teacher is more likely to apply teaching writing by prioritizing the results of the process. This study aims to improve narrative writing skills using the scientific method of class VI SDN 07 VII Koto Talago, Guguak District, Lima Puluh Kota Regency. The method used in this study is qualitative and quantitative methods. Qualitative research is research that intends to understand phenomena, about what is experienced by research subjects such as behavior, perceptions, motivations, actions and others. The results of the study describe learning using the Scientific method can improve student learning outcomes which initially in pre-cycle only reached 64 who are in sufficient qualifications. In the first cycle increased to 74 who were in qualifications more than enough, after the second cycle, the students' scores increased again being an average of 90 who are in excellent qualification. The increase includes three indicators, namely (1) narrative characteristics, (2) use of punctuation, (3) capital letters. Third, improving narrative writing skills using the Scientific method of class VI SDN 07 VII Koto Talago District of Guguak, Lima Puluh Kot Regency can be achieved due to several factors including teachers and students. Based on the results above it can be concluded that the narrative text writing skills using the scientific method increased, from sufficient qualifications to more qualifications until they were in excellent qualifications. Thus it can be concluded that, through the cooperative method the type of make a match improvement in students' essay writing skills increased significantly from stage to stage.Key Words: escritura de narrativas, métodos científicos

scholarly journals Learner autonomy, self-regulation skills and self-efficacy beliefs – How can students’ academic writing skills be supported?

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-402
Author(s):  
Åsa Mickwitz ◽  
Marja Suojala
Keyword(s):  
Academic Writing ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Regulatory Strategies ◽  
Academic Settings

Abstract High self-efficacy beliefs and effective self-regulatory strategies are increasingly important in academic settings, and especially in developing academic writing skills. This article deals with how students develop academic writing skills in two different pedagogical settings (as autonomous learners and in a traditional learning environment), and how this is associated with the students’ self-regulatory strategies and self-efficacy beliefs. In the study, self-regulatory skills referred to the ability to take charge of, manage and organize the learning process, while self-efficacy beliefs were defined as the strength of students’ confidence to accomplish an extensive task and sense of succeeding. The method was quantitative, including some qualitative elements, and data was elicited through a survey answered by 150 students, after they had attended courses in academic writing. The survey consisted of 1 open-ended question and 16 multiple-choice questions (a five-point Likert scale). The data was analyzed using SPSS. The results show that self-regulatory skills and self-efficacy beliefs have a greater impact on learning academic writing skills in traditional learning settings than in learning settings where the students are supposed to work more independently, and where teacher support is not available to the same extent.

scholarly journals An Assessment of the Effectiveness of e-learning in Corporate Training Programs

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith B. Strother
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Instruction ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Corporate Training ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
Corporate Managers ◽  
Travel Costs ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Traditional Classroom Instruction ◽  
Time Away

<P class=abstract>Corporate managers are constantly looking for more cost-effective ways to deliver training to their employees. E-learning is less expensive than traditional classroom instruction. In addition, many expenses - booking training facilities, travel costs for employees or trainers, plus employee time away from the job - are greatly reduced. However, some firms that have spent large amounts of money on new e-learning efforts have not received the desired economic advantages. </P>

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